Jane Jih, MD, MPH

Education
Internal Medicine Chief Residency, - , Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, - , UCSF
MAS with Specialization in Implementation Science, - , UCSF
Primary Care Research Fellowship, - , UCSF
Internal Medicine Residency, - , University of Chicago Medical Center
BA, Psychology, - , University of Illinois at Chicago
MD, - , University of Illinois at Chicago
MPH, Epidemiology, - , University of Illinois at Chicago
Honors and Awards
  • Robert H Crede Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, 2023
  • Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) Scholar, AGING Initiative, 2019
  • Research Innovation Award, Integrative Medicine for the Underserved Annual Conference, 2019
  • Presidential Poster Award - Health and Healthcare Disparities Category, American Geriatrics Society, 2016
  • Research Career Development Award, UCSF Pepper Center, 2015-2016
  • Butler Williams Scholars Program (Summer Science Institute), National Institute on Aging, 2015
  • Loan Repayment Program Recipient, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2014-2018
  • Best Published Paper Award, Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health of the American Public Health Association, 2014
  • Delta Omega, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, 2008
  • Albert Schweitzer Fellow, Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, 2007-2008
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, 2007
  • Boren Scholarship for Study Abroad (Taiwan), National Security Education Program, 2002-2003
  • Prize for Public Service, JW Saxe Memorial Fund, 2002
  • Phi Beta Kappa, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2002
Websites
Publications

  1. Nguyen A, Pugh A, Hoang I, Choudhury A, Lee J, Jih J.. Utilization Patterns of an After-Hours Physician Triage and Advice Telephone Service in an Academic Adult Primary Care Practice. Journal of general internal medicine 2024. PMID: 39707089


  2. Garcia ME, Diamond LC, Williams M, Mutha S, Jih J, Pathak S, Karliner LS.. Physicians' Perspectives on Using Direct Observation to Assess Non-English Language Proficiency for Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Study. Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2024. PMID: 39799071


  3. Jih J, Lee YE, Chinn T, Steinman MA.. Patient-Generated Photos: A Means of Gaining Context about Patient Medication Practices. Journal of general internal medicine 2024. PMID: 39367289


  4. Nguyen A, Yu F, Park LG, Fukuoka Y, Wong C, Gildengorin G, Nguyen TT, Tsoh JY, Jih J.. An App-Based Physical Activity Intervention in Community-Dwelling Chinese-, Tagalog-, and Vietnamese-Speaking Americans: Single-Arm Intervention Study. JMIR formative research 2024. PMID: 38857065


  5. Nguyen A, Galeas J, Jih J.. Patient Perspectives of Health-Related Social Needs Screening in an Urban Academic Adult Primary Care Practice Patient Experience Journal 2023. PMID:


  6. Jih J, Nguyen A, Woo J, Ly A, Shim JK.. Using Photographs to Understand the Context of Health: A Novel Two-Step Systematic Process for Coding Visual Data. Qualitative health research 2023. PMID: 37669693


  7. Jih J, Nguyen A, Cenzer I, Morrish J.. Burden of unmet health-related social needs in an academic adult primary care practice in San Francisco California. BMC Primary Care 2023. PMID: 37626286


  8. Garcia ME, Williams M, Mutha S, Diamond LC, Jih J, Handley MA, Pathak S, Karliner LS.. Language-Concordant Care: a Qualitative Study Examining Implementation of Physician Non-English Language Proficiency Assessment. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 37620723


  9. Duke MR, Sun A, Fleisher P, Gallegos-Castillo A, LeSarre M, Cheng J, Young K, Pletcher MJ, Nguyen T, Jih J.. Institutionalizing Community-engaged Translational Science in an Academic Institution: A Community Stakeholder-Driven Process. Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action 2023. PMID: 37934446


  10. Jih J, Nguyen A, Woo J, Tran WC, Wang A, Gonzales N, Fung J, Callejas J, Nguyen TT, Ritchie CS.. A photo-based communication intervention to promote diet-related discussions among older adults with multi-morbidity. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 36450690


  11. Farrell TW, Hung WW, Unroe KT, Brown TR, Furman CD, Jih J, Karani R, Mulhausen P, Nápoles AM, Nnodim JO, Upchurch G, Whittaker CF, Kim A, Lundebjerg NE, Rhodes RL.. Exploring the Intersection of Structural Racism and Ageism in Healthcare. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 36260413


  12. Ho EY, Leung G, Lauer B, Jih J, Karliner L.. Complementary and integrative healthcare communication in Chinese American patient / primary care visits: An observational discourse analysis. PEC Innovation 2022. PMID: 36506917


  13. Ho EY, Leung G, Jih J.. "It Looks Like You're Making Very Healthy Choices": Attending to the Lifeworld and Medicine in Photo-Based Talk in Primary Care. Health communication 2022. PMID: 35642446


  14. Garg T, Polenick CA, Schoenborn N, Jih J, Hajduk A, Wei MY, Hughes J.. Innovative Strategies to Facilitate Patient-Centered Research in Multiple Chronic Conditions. Journal of clinical medicine 2021. PMID: 34068839


  15. Woo J, Ho EY, Jih J.. Heart-Healthy Integrative Nutritional Counseling Group Education Sessions Among Chinese Americans With Cardiovascular Risk Factors or Disease: A Primary Care Quality Improvement Pilot. Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews 2021. PMID: 33898645


  16. Choi J, Shin NM, Cooper B, Jih J, Janice T.. A Pilot Study to Promote Active Living among Physically Inactive Korean American Women. Journal of Community Health Nursing 2021. PMID: 33682553


  17. Ho EY, Leung G, Fung J, Jih J.. "I didn't know you were such a good cook": Photos as a tool for primary care clinician-patient communication. Patient education and counseling 2020. PMID: 33176977


  18. Ho EY, Pak S, Leung G, Xu S, Yu CK, Hecht FM, Jih J, Chao MT.. Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Integrative Nutritional Counseling Versus Standard Diabetes Self-Management Education for Chinese Americans with Type 2 Diabetes. Health equity 2020. PMID: 33111026


  19. Jih J, Stewart SL, Luong TN, Nguyen TT, McPhee SJ, Nguyen BH.. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lay Health Worker Intervention to Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Among Vietnamese Americans. Preventing chronic disease 2020. PMID: 32352912


  20. Jih J, Nguyen TT, Jin C, Seligman H, Boscardin WJ, Ritchie CS.. Food Insecurity Is Associated with Behavioral Health Diagnosis Among Older Primary Care Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Journal of general internal medicine 2019. PMID: 31808129


  21. Jih J, Nguyen MP, Ly I, Tsoh JY, Le GM, Woo K, Chan E, Gildengorin G, Stewart SL, Burke A, Pasick R, McPhee SJ, Nguyen TT.. The Role of Physician Recommendation in Colorectal Cancer Screening Receipt Among Immigrant Chinese Americans. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2018. PMID: 29168060


  22. Ho EY, Acquah J, Chao C, Leung G, Ng DC, Chao MT, Wang A, Ku S, Chen W, Yu CK, Xu S, Chen M, Jih J.. Heart healthy integrative nutritional counseling (H2INC): Creating a Chinese medicine + western medicine patient education curriculum for Chinese Americans. Patient education and counseling 2018. PMID: 30126680


  23. Palmer NR, Gregorich SE, Livaudais-Toman J, Jih J, Kaplan CP.. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Prostate Cancer Survivors' Perceived Engagement in Treatment Decision-Making. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2018. PMID: 29516434


  24. Jih J, Stijacic-Cenzer I, Seligman HK, Boscardin WJ, Nguyen TT, Ritchie CS.. Chronic disease burden predicts food insecurity among older adults. Public health nutrition 2018. PMID: 29388533


  25. Jih J, La Chica T, Antonio LM, Villero OO, Roque MN, Domingo JR, Landicho JF, Napoles AM, Kaplan CP, Nguyen TT.. Application of Photovoice with Focus Groups to Explore Dietary Behaviors of Older Filipino Adults with Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice 2018. PMID: 31745445


  26. Chen EW, Yoo, GJ, Musselman EA, Jih J.. In Bopp MJ, ed. Physical Activity in Diverse Populations Physical Activity among Asian Americans 2017. PMID:


  27. Nguyen TT, Tsoh JY, Woo K, Stewart SL, Le GM, Burke A, Gildengorin G, Pasick RJ, Wang J, Chan E, Fung LC, Jih J, McPhee SJ.. Colorectal Cancer Screening and Chinese Americans: Efficacy of Lay Health Worker Outreach and Print Materials. American journal of preventive medicine 2016. PMID: 27986352


  28. Jih J, Le G, Woo K, Tsoh JY, Stewart S, Gildengorin G, Burke A, Wong C, Chan E, Fung LC, Yu F, Pasick R, McPhee SJ, Nguyen TT.. Educational Interventions to Promote Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Among Older Chinese Americans: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. American journal of public health 2016. PMID: 26985605


  29. Jih J, Vittinghoff E, Fernandez A.. Patient-physician language concordance and use of preventive care services among limited English proficient Latinos and Asians. Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) 2015. PMID: 25729102


  30. Bares S, Steinbeck J, Bence L, Kordik A, Acree ME, Jih J, Farnan J, Watson S, Rasinski K, Schneider J, Pitrak D.. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Ordering Patterns for Routine HIV Screening among Resident Physicians at an Urban Medical Center. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care 2014. PMID: 25320147


  31. Jih J, Mukherjea A, Vittinghoff E, Nguyen TT, Tsoh JY, Fukuoka Y, Bender MS, Tseng W, Kanaya AM.. Using appropriate body mass index cut points for overweight and obesity among Asian Americans. Preventive medicine 2014. PMID: 24736092


  32. Yeh SH, Tsai CY, Kao JH, Liu CJ, Kuo TJ, Lin MW, Huang WL, Lu SF, Jih J, Chen DS, Chen PJ.. Quantification and genotyping of hepatitis B virus in a single reaction by real-time PCR and melting curve analysis. Journal of hepatology 2004. PMID: 15464248


  33. Tzavos A, Jih J, Ragozzino ME.. Differential effects of M1 muscarinic receptor blockade and nicotinic receptor blockade in the dorsomedial striatum on response reversal learning. Behavioural brain research 2004. PMID: 15302131


  34. Ragozzino ME, Jih J, Tzavos A.. Involvement of the dorsomedial striatum in behavioral flexibility: role of muscarinic cholinergic receptors. Brain research 2002. PMID: 12384254